Stearns County is calling all photographers for its 3rd annual summer photo contest. The theme for this year’s contest is “Celebrations”. Stearns County wants its residents to send them pictures of their celebrations.

There will be prizes for the top three photos and all photos submitted will be displayed in the County’s online photo gallery. Images will be judged on creativity, originality, photo content and relevance to the "Celebrations" theme.

The top photos, as well as some others, will get special recognition and will be featured on the home page of Stearns County's web site and also will be displayed in the Stearns County Administration Center rotunda. To submit a photo click here.

On Wednesday night St. Cloud Police were called to 2nd Street South near 29th Avenue South for an accident with injuries. A police investigation revealed that 26-year-old Adam Charles Ramsey from St. Cloud had been looking at his cell phone and did not see the vehicle in front of him slow down with traffic. Both drivers were headed East on 2nd Street south.

Ramsey was treated on scene by Gold Cross for minor injuries and a passenger from Ramsey’s vehicle, 25-year-old Aletha Rose Hartley from St. Cloud was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the second vehicle, 61-year-old Irene Phyllis Diedrish from St. Cloud reported no injuries at the time of the accident. The cars were towed at the scene and Ramsey was cited for inattentive driving and for having an expired driver’s license.

The St. Cloud Police Department was assisted by the St. Cloud Fire Department and Gold Cross Ambulance.

On Thursday night St. Cloud Police were called to the 1000 block of 36th Avenue North for a burglary. According to the police report sometime between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. someone had entered an unlocked residence from the back and stole a large amount of money and change from the residence.

Officers found nothing of evidentiary value at the scene and have no suspects or witnesses at this time.

The founder of Leighton Broadcasting, Al Leighton, passed away this Thursday morning according to social media posts from Leighton Broadcasting employees.

86-year-old Leighton started his broadcasting company in 1963 with the station KDLM-AM in Detroit Lakes. He owned stations in Iowa, North Dakota, Texas, and Minnesota, including four stations here in St. Cloud.

Leighton was a World War II veteran and survived by his wife Jean and many children and grandchildren.

Waite Park has experienced two day time residential burglaries in the city in the past week. The first burglary happened on Friday at the 1100 block of Ashwood Court sometime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Rifles and electronic items were reported stolen.

The second burglary happened on Sunday sometime between 7 a.m. and 3:50 p.m. at the 2100 block of County Road 6. Shop tools and cash were reported stolen.

Residents are reminded to take precautions to secure their home and property.

Anyone with information regarding these two burglaries is asked to contact Waite Park Police at 251-3281.

On Monday night St. Cloud Police were called to the 200 block of 3rd Avenue Northeast for a gun complaint. According to the police report 38-year-old Robert Lee Wolbeck had pushed his way into the residence and attempted to assault a 52-year-old from St. Cloud with a baseball bat.

The victim was not injured during the time of the incident but it appeared Wolbeck may have sustained an injury to his head from a fight that had occurred inside the kitchen. Wolbeck fled the scene prior to the officer’s arrival.

SCSU Meteorology Professor Bob Weisman tells us there is both a heat and air pollution advisory out for the Twin Cities, the Minnesota River Valley, and southern Minnesota today.

While St. Cloud, Willmar, Monticello and areas north are not in these advisories expect sultry and fairly dirty air conditions that can cause problems for seniors, kids and people with a history of breathing or heart problems.

Try and limit afternoon outdoor exposure as these advisories and conditions are only set to last until the early evening hours. For more of Bob’s forecast click here.

Starting tomorrow morning drivers travelling on Highway 23 between Foley and Ogilvie will encounter delays. Segments of the road will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers and pilot cars controlling traffic seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Crews will reduce up to four miles of Highway 23 to a single lane at a time as crews resurface each segment of the road. The project will be completed by mid-July.

All residences and businesses will remain accessible during the project.

Around 2 a.m. on Sunday St. Cloud Police officers were at 5th Avenue and Mall Germain monitoring the bar crowd when a disorderly man was escorted from the bar. When officers attempted to take the man into custody he began to resist and there was a short struggle. During the incident an unknown person threw a beer bottle from the crowd and hit an officer in the face. The officer was treated and released from the St. Cloud Hospital.

Several members of the crowd interfered as officers tried to make the arrest and three men were arrested. 39-year-old Michael Wallace Johnson Junior of St. Cloud, 18-year-old Michael Wallace Johnson the third of St. Cloud and 40-year-old Kevin Scuefield from St. Cloud were all arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing the legal justice. Johnson the third was also arrested for minor consumption and Johnson Junior was arrested for a gross misdemeanor obstructing legal process.

All three men were taken to the Stearns County Jail and anyone with information as to who threw the bottle at the police officer is asked to contact police at 251-1200.

Early Sunday Morning St. Cloud Police were called to the area of 1st Street North and 5th Avenue North for an armed robbery that had just occurred. A 39-year-old man from St. Paul was the driver for a party bus and was sitting on the steps of the bus waiting for his passengers to return when a black man approached him and pointed a black handgun at his face and demanded money.

The victim gave the suspect a $50 and the man put the weapon in his sweatshirt pocket and walked away. The man was described as someone in their mid-30’s, about 6 feet tall with a medium build and had a thin black goatee and a mustache. He was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and black pants. Officers had checked the area and did not locate anyone matching that description.

St. Cloud Police are investigating a burglary that happened on Saturday. The burglary was at the 3500 block of Wildflower Road South at a spec home. The door had been smashed in and several appliances were taken including a kitchen stove, front load washer and dryer, and a big screen TV.

No suspects have been identified and anyone with information is asked to call the St. Cloud Police 320-251-1200.

On Friday around 7 p.m. the Stearns County Sheriff’s office was called to Little Cedar Island Lake in Wakefield Township for a report of a body floating in the water.

Officers pulled the body of 71-year-old Connie Ann Kottke of Buffalo Lake from the water and performed CPR. Rescuers were unable to revive Kottke and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is still under investigation. Her body was taken to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office.